Series V: Virginia Diners.

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Extent: 1 cabinet.

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Virginia Diners document casual eating establishments which are specifically named or bear the characteristics of diners. Some of those shared characteristics are: being open twenty-four hours or late in the evening, offering a constant breakfast menu, or being a factory built restaurant structure transported to a site either complete or in sections with a counter. Most of the diners recorded by Calos have been in business for fifty or more years. Taken during the period of 1996 to 2005, they exhibit these traits by degrees, some reflecting the pure form and others in name only.

The theme for Virginia Diners was inspired by The Coney Island Lunch, a cafe diner begun by his father in 1919 in Danville, Virginia. The cafe continued as a family business until December 31, 1971. The cafe became a victim of urban renewal after 52 years of service.

This series records family run eateries across the state during the period of 1996 to 2005. Calos has carefully recorded the characteristic architecture, the interior decor, restaurant fixtures, menus, advertisements, cuisine, as well as portraits of original owners and staff.

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